ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329608
| Date: | Monday 9 June 1975 |
| Time: | 18:08 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Frigorifico Santa Rita |
| Registration: | CP-855 |
| MSN: | 26948 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riberalta Airport (RIB) -
 Bolivia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Riberalta-Gen Buech Airport (RIB/SLRI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The left main gear and tail wheel failed to extend on approach. Attempts to extend the gear manually caused the lever to break.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB); January 1973
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